Description

The SAFe Program Consultant Training and Certification course is for internal agile change agents and external consultants. It provides the tools to implement agile programs and validates their knowledge in agile programs, program portfolio management, agile architecture, and leadership so that they can launch Agile Release Trains as part of an enterprise Lean|Agile change initiative.

The goal of this course is to prepare internal change agents and external consultants to:

Lead an enterprise agile transformation

Implement the Scaled Agile Framework® (SAFe)

Train managers and executives in Leading SAFe and act as a SAFe Agilist (SA) certifying agent

Train teams in SAFe ScrumXP for Teams and act as a SAFe Practioner (SP) certifying agent

The first two days of this class is an intensive version of Leading SAFe. The goal is to prepare certified SAFe Program Consultants (SPCs) to teach the course and act as a certifying agent for SAFe Agilists (SAs). You will also gain the knowledge necessary to lead an enterprise agile transformation by leveraging the Scaled Agile Framework and its underlying principles of lean thinking and product development flow. You will leave with an understanding of how the principles and practices of the framework support Agile Teams, Agile Programs, Agile Program Portfolio Management and Agile Architecture.

In the second two days, you will gain the knowledge needed to identify, plan, and implement SAFe programs with Agile Release Trains. Further, you’ll have the briefings, artifacts and templates you need to identify the value streams, prepare the organization, launch agile programs, plan and execute the major events, and implement effective processes and measures for continuous program improvement.

Audience

Internal change agents, external consultants and managers and leaders responsible for implementing agile programs as part of an enterprise Lean|Agile change initiative

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, attendees will be able to:

Apply lean, agile and product development flow principles to improve productivity, employee engagement, time to market, and quality

Apply the Scaled Agile Framework based on lecture, real-world examples, and insights by Scaled Agile experts

Understand the skills necessary for an enterprise transformation based on the information and examples presented, and additional recommended readings and resources

Gain the insights into the leadership skill most effective in unlocking the intrinsic motivation of software development knowledge workers, and begin applying them in your context

Find the value streams around which to organize the enterprise’s Agile Release Trains

Prepare the organization and the teams to launch the trains

Run the first Release Planning Meeting

Interact at key program touch-points to “help keep the train on the tracks”

Run Inspect and Adapt workshops for continuous program improvement

Introduce the organization to the principles of program portfolio management and agile architecture

Grow the leadership skills necessary to support the transformation

Pre-requisites:

For those taking SPC certification exam,

5+ years of experience in software development, testing, business analysis, product or project management

Process

Benefits

Access to SAFe courseware to train managers and executives in the Leading SAFe course and the ability to act as a SAFe Agilist (SA) certifying agent

Access to SAFe courseware to train teams in the SAFe ScrumXP for Teams course and the ability to act as a SAFe Practitioner (SP) certifying agent

Content updates

SPC Branding Kit (certification mark, material co-branding, etc.)

Certified SPC directory listing (optional)

Scaled Agile Academy LinkedIn community membership

Presented by

Siraj Sirajuddin, MBA, SPCT

With his 22+ years of experience with people and process improvement, Siraj has provided excellent change management coaching and leadership to large and medium sized organizations from all over the globe. He invented several unique techniques under the Temenos umbrella (Influence Maps, Supplication, Exit & Re-entry, Language of Elegance, The Interview, Clean Slate, Cereal Box, Intensive Collaboration & Discovery) that are now used for managing strategic plans and scaling operations / projects at various client locations.

Siraj completed his MBA in 1992 from BIM and he continues to learn every second! He is currently a PhD student at Pacifica Graduate Institute. He loves poetry, travel, music, books and being with people. He brings tremendous energy and passion to every engagement (woo hoo!).

Susan Gibson, SPCT, CSPO

With over thirty years of experience in the tech industry – from developer to management consultant, and pioneering Agile Transformation coach and SAFe Consultant to Temenos Facilitator, Susan consistently seeks ways to bring authenticity and compassion to software and product delivery.

Susan works with Fortune 500 companies using Agile and Temenos to activate change and true cultural transformation. As a Temenos Facilitator, Susan also leads transformative 3-day labs that apply these same methodologies on a more personal level. She is a major contributor to Urban Campfire, G Day For Girls, and the STIA-Temenos Conference, as well as speaking at several organizational development conferences around the country. Her gentle insights are always perceptive and she has a knack for bringing together groups of seemingly incongruent teams.

Susan is a nomad who loves traveling and learning about new cultures by meeting people from all over the world. She enjoys modern art, and seeing live performances of all kinds, including theater, dance, and music. And, let’s not forget movies and books!